The Elms Plantation

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Ralph Izard inherited The Elms after his father´s death in 1749. During the Revolution he provided financial support to the Patriot cause. He also served as a foreign diplomat, advisor to George Washington, and U.S. senator. The Elms, which remained in the Izard family for generations, was established here by Izard´s great-grandfather (also named Ralph), who settled in S. C. in 1682.